A member of the Catholic church does not drive. He has walked to Sunday morning Mass. That church has closed. The other Catholic church has a Sunday Mass. It is quite far away. No one from the congregation offered a ride. The city does not have a taxi service. Should not the church be concerned?

Did he ask for one? I think it is very egotistical for a person who is in need of help to sit around waiting for other people to offer help as if they expect to be the center of everyone else's universe. If you need help, ask.

The individual asked for a ride several weeks in advance. He spoke to the priest of the church more than once. He telephoned members of parish council about the ride situation. He asked members of the church directly about a ride. No ride was given. The individual did his homework.

_________________Indeed, the Lord Jesus, when He prayed to the Father, "that all may be one. . . as we are one" (John 17:21-22) opened up vistas closed to human reason, for He implied a certain likeness between the union of the divine Persons, and the unity of God's sons in truth and charity. This likeness reveals that man, who is the only creature on earth which God willed for itself, cannot fully find himself except through a sincere gift of himself. ~ Pope Paul VI, Gaudium et Spes 24.3

This must be an incredibly small town to not have any sort of taxi or public transportation ... if the town is so small how far away is the next church... (in the next town?) why are were there two churches in such a small community... in the small town I live in just about every one knows everyone else so getting a ride is a matter of friendly decency ... many strange propositions here but I'm sure it's possible that a ride cannot be obtained...

Here's this... if Mohammed cannot get to the mountain, get the mountain to come to him... call the church back and request a Communion for the Sick extraordinary minister to come to the house and supply communion. I do it weekly for the elderly and invalid who cannot get in to mass. It's not only not a big deal, it's a perfect way for both the administrator and administered to to behave in a Christian manner and get closer to God though the most important sacrament one can undertake.

_________________The truth of the Real Presence "cannot be apprehended by the senses but only by faith which relies on divine authority" (St. Thomas Aquinas)

Why ar you acting as if this situation is unique to the Catholic Church? I’d be hard-pressed to name any congregation (Christian or no) to which this situation might not apply. Heck, I’ve seen it in at least half a dozen protty denominations.

_________________"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." --Douglas Adams

Why would anyone want to go to a church if they are not feeling welcomed?

“Welcome” is different things to different people. My husband, who reverted to the Catholicism of his youth after 30 years in the Mormon church, and I had a discussion one Sunday after a first visit to a parish. I was very content with the fact that I’d been able to enter, worship, and leave without being besieged by people demanding to learn my personal history, my address and phone number, and on which committees I’d like to serve. Timmy, however, let loose a litany of complaints about, when he was a Mormon, there’d be people assigned to ferret out any newcomers and make sure at least two or three people had chatted the visitors up, down, and sideways. “I know,” I replied, shaking almost uncontrollably, “that’s the reason my first visit to a Mormon church was my last. I felt like I was in a used car :) at the end of a slow month.”

_________________"Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." --Douglas Adams